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Where does “λῠ́κος” come from?

λῠ́κος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

λῠ́κος (Ancient Greek): wolf; curb bit; a kind of jackdaw

Definitions

  1. wolf; curb bit; a kind of jackdaw

Ancestry of “λῠ́κος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

Words derived from “λῠ́κος”

  • lycanthropy
  • lycopodium
  • lycanthrope
  • lycanthropic
  • lycanthropia
  • lycanthropist
  • lycanthropically
  • Lycaon
  • lyciscus
  • lycisca
  • licántropo
  • licantropo
  • Autolico
  • licantropo
  • リカオン
  • λύκος
  • λυκανθρωπία
  • λύκαινα
  • λυκάκι
  • λυκάνθρωπος
  • Lycopersicon
  • Lycoperdon
  • Lycopodiella
  • lycopersicoides
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